Where does “թաքուստ” come from?
թաքուստ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian թաքուստ, from Old Armenian թաքչիմ, from Old Armenian չ-, from Old Armenian ոչ, from Proto-Indo-European (ne) h₂óyu kʷid — ever, on your life; not ever, not on your life.
թաքուստ (Armenian): hiding place; concealment, hiding
Definitions
- hiding place; concealment, hiding
Ancestry of “թաքուստ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | թաքուստ | act of concealing or of being concealed;... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | թաքչիմ | to hide, to be concealed, to lie hid, to abscond;... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | չ- | A negative prefix |
| 4 | Old Armenian | ոչ | not |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (ne) h₂óyu kʷid | ever, on your life; not ever, not on your life |